Rock Cats: Buyer Beware

June 07, 2014|Letter to the editor

I wish Hartford the best of luck on the pending arrival of the New Britain Rock Cats [June 5, Page 1, "Whole New Ballgame"]. This is a bottom-line business deal that the owner, Josh Solomon, thinks is in the best interests of the organization.

There are several things that should concern Hartford officials about the way this was done. The first was not dealing with New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart on the team's plans. and apparently not even letting the general manager know.

The second was not finding out from the city of New Britain, which has hosted the team since 1982, if there was anything that the city could do to keep them. I find Mr. Solomon a sneaky individual in the mold of NFL football owners Jim Irsay and Robert Kraft, and we all know how those deals turned out.

I hope Hartford does not wind up with a broken heart or worse yet, buyer's remorse.